Exercise 1 and 2 Flashcards

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1
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Commensurate

A

proportionate, corresponding in size/degree

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2
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Concord

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Agreement and Harmony

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3
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Ensue

A

To follow

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4
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Feeble

A

weak and without energy

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5
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Espouse

A

to support

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6
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Expatriate

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someone who doesn’t live in their own country

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7
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Fallacy

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An idea that a lot of people believe to be true but is in fact false

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8
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Confer

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To have a discussion, To bestow an honour

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9
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Conjure

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To call on, to cause the spirits to appear

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10
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Conscientious

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Feeling a moral responsibility to do your work fairly

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11
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Cripple

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To incapacitate, to injure someone, to become less effective

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12
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Gush

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To speak in exaggerated enthusiasm. To flow out in large quantity

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13
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Husky

A

Big and strong

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14
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Impeach

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to claim someone as guilty

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15
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Impediment

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an obstacle

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16
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Hackneyed

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boring, uninspiring

17
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Dainty

A

small and delicate

18
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Dash

A

To go somewhere quickly, to rush

19
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Daunt

A

to make someone feel frightened , to intimidate

20
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Cursory

A

quick and not detailed, casual